28 May
2025
28 May
'25
7:58 p.m.
Hello everyone, I'm just putting feelers out for a potential data recovery
project that may have some UNIX history nuggets hiding somewhere. I just closed
on this auction: https://www.ebay.com/itm/267254963191
After the link is an action for a set of 17 Sony QD-600A tapes featuring various
backups from at least one machine named Zeus. The listing indicates they were
property of a former Western Electric engineer. At least one tape has a label
indicating a full /usr backup. My hope is that something downstream of the BTL
internal version of System V might be living amongst these tapes, but either way
I was wondering if anyone here with access to the correct tape drive would be
willing to assist with ripping these tapes? I can also start hunting down a
drive but figured I'd ask around first. I'm not currently spotting a drive on
eBay but have a few other places I can ask around.
Thanks for any input!
- Matt G.